Sir Alexander Grant, 8th Baronet
Sir Alexander Cray Grant, 8th Baronet (13 November 1782 – 29 November 1854) was a British politician and plantation owner in the West Indies.
He was born in 1782 in West Alvington, Devon, the eldest son of Sir Alexander Grant, 7th Baronet and Sarah Cray. He graduated from St John's College, Cambridge in 1806 with a Master of Arts (MA).[1] He entered politics in Jamaica, where he owned two plantations, as a member of the Jamaican colonial assembly from 1810 to 1811. In 1812, he returned to England where he successfully stood as a Tory Member of Parliament for Tregony in the House of Commons. In 1818, he was elected as MP for Lostwithiel, and was re-elected there in June 1826, although he was also elected to Aldborough which he chose to represent instead. From 1826 to 1831, Grant was the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons. He was unsuccessful in elections for Grimsby in 1835, and Honiton, but re-entered the House representing Cambridge in 1840, until 1843.[2]
Grant succeeded his father as Baronet of Dalvey upon the latter's death in 1825. Grant himself died in London on 29 November 1854, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother, Robert Innes Grant.
References
- ↑ "Grant, Alexander Cray (GRNT799AC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ John C. Appleby, ‘Grant, Sir Alexander Cray, eighth baronet (1782–1854)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Alexander Grant
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Gore Langton James O'Callaghan |
Member of Parliament for Tregony 1812–1818 With: William Holmes |
Succeeded by Viscount Barnard James O'Callaghan |
| Preceded by Viscount Valletort John Ashley Warre |
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1818–1826 With: Sir Robert Wigram (until June 1826) Viscount Valletort |
Succeeded by Viscount Valletort Edward Cust |
| Preceded by Henry Fynes Gibbs Antrobus |
Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1826–1830 With: Clinton James Fynes Clinton |
Succeeded by Clinton James Fynes Clinton Viscount Stormont |
| Preceded by Robert Peel Sir George Warrender |
Member of Parliament for Westbury 1830–1831 With: Michael George Prendergast |
Succeeded by Sir Ralph Lopes Henry Hanmer |
| Preceded by John Manners-Sutton George Pryme |
Member of Parliament for Cambridge 1840–1843 With: George Pryme (until 1841) John Manners-Sutton |
Succeeded by John Manners-Sutton Fitzroy Kelly |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Grant |
Baronet (of Dalvey) 1825–1854 |
Succeeded by Robert Innes Grant |
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